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Rebekah: A Novel (Wives of the Patriarchs)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jill Eileen Smith
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Revell (2013, Feb 1st).
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When her father dies and she is left in the care of her conniving brother Laban, Rebekah knows her life has changed forever. Her hope for the future is restored when she falls in love with her cousin Isaac, and their relationship starts strong. But marital bliss cannot last forever, and the birth of their twin sons marks the beginning of years of misunderstanding, disagreement, and betrayal. The rift between them grows wider and wider until it is surely too deep to be mended. And yet, with God all things are possible.Join bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith as she fills in the blanks around the biblical women behind the men we know well. Her in-depth research and creative storytelling bring Rebekah's unique story alive with romance, heartache, and the power of forgiveness. more
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Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 4
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jason Aaron
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Marvel (2012, Dec 5th).
Pages: 112
AVX tie-in! As the Phoenix rises, Logan leads his own team of classic X-Men into battle - and the Jean Grey School sees its first graduate! Then, how does an anti-mutant organization operate in a mutant-run world? The Hellfire Club will find out, as they go on the run from Cyclops and rest of the Phoenix Five! And as the world burns with the flames of the Phoenix, the Jean Grey School tries to continue on - but one student ends up at the barrel of a gun. Plus: Kitty Pryde goes on a date - but with whom? And find out the real reason that Wolverine brought Doop to the school, in a star-studded extravaganza that will shock you to the core!COLLECTING: Wolverine & The X-Men 14-16, 18, 17 more
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Notes from a Coma
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mike McCormack
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Soho Press; Reprint edition (2013, Mar 5th).
Pages: 199
JJ O’ Malley, adopted from a Romanian orphanage by a single father in the west of Ireland, grows up a permanent outsider, and yet he finds his place in the community. At least until his world is shaken by the death of his best friend, and he volunteers for the “Somnos Project,” an experimental program testing deep coma as a potential option in the EU penal system. In a prison ship docked in Killary Harbour, JJ is hooked up to monitoring devices that feed out to the Internet, and he and his fellow guinea pigs become global celebrities. A beautifully rendered look at small-town Irish life, and a far-reaching investigation of politics, neuroscience, global communications, and the ethics of incarceration, Notes from a Coma is a major work from one of the world’s bravest and most unusual novelists. more
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Batman: Arkham Unhinged
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Derek Fridolfs
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DC Comics (2013, Feb 12th).
Pages: 160
In these stories originally available only online and tying into the bestselling videogame BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY, Dr. Hugo Strange has gained control of Arkham Asylum and is determined to keep the city's criminal element behind bars. But with Catwoman and Two-Face still on the loose, Strange will go to any lengths to capture them - even if it means battling Batman along the way. more
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Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Vol. 2
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: James Patterson
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Yen Press (2012, Jun 26th).
Pages: 256
When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kids kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the New Order.But the One has other plans in store for them: He needs Wisty, for she is "The One Who Has the Gift." While trying to figure out what that means, Whit and Wisty's suspenseful adventures through Overworld and Shadowland lead to a jaw-dropping climax and conclusion! more
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Cast of Stones, A (The Staff and the Sword)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Patrick W. Carr
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 432
An Epic Medieval Saga Fantasy Readers Will Love In the backwater village of Callowford, Errol Stone's search for a drink is interrupted by a church messenger who arrives with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Desperate for coin, Errol volunteers to deliver them but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he's joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom.Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom's dynasty is near an end and a new king must be selected. As tension and danger mount, Errol must leave behind his drunkenness and grief, learn to fight, and come to know his God in order to survive a journey to discover his destiny. more
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The Eleventh Commandment
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lutishia Lovely
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dafina (2013, Feb 26th).
Pages: 320
While Frieda Moore hasn't found the Good Word, she has charted a path to really good, upscale life. And she's not about to let her surgeon husband and baby son get in the way of her good time. Frieda's more sensible cousin, Hope Taylor, was sure she and her spouse, Cy, were solid-in-the-spirit. But now a long-lost love is requesting an act of Christian charity that could be a second chance at temptation. And when Hope's best friend, Stacy, must decide if a money-making scheme will fix her rocky marriage, the consequences will have the saved and hardly-saved begging for deliverance. Read more... more
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Support Your Local Deputy (Cotton Pickens, Book 3)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: William W. Johnstone
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pinnacle (2013, Mar 4th).
Pages: 336
Cotton Pickens got where he is by virtue of a quick draw and slow wit. He knows the difference between lawbreakers you have to lock up ...and the kind you might as well just let go. Deputy Rusty Irons, ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. Someone kidnapped Rusty's mail order brides. They were probably doing Irons a favour, but a deputy in love is blind. As for the carny barkers, medicine show con artist, and revival-meeting fly-by-nighters who pass through Doubtful...Cotton just tries to keep the travelling hucksters moving. But in one terrible moment it all goes to hell. That's when Doubtful explodes in a frenzy of killing and bloodshed, and a lawman like Cotton earns his pay by looking evil straight in the eye. Of course, there's also the matter of keeping his new deputy alive and in one piece. more
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The Moses Quilt
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kathi Macias
Format: Paperback
Publisher: New Hope Publishers (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 240
The Moses Quilt, a contemporary novel that bridges racial and generational divides, gives a clear presentation of the gospel as readers are introduced to a confused and apprehensive Mazie Hartford. Mazie is facing major decisions about the love of her life and her future. Her great-grandmother comes to her rescue when she shows her the Moses quilt. As she learns that each patch represents a story of courage and freedom, Mazie finds the courage and freedom to make the right choices for her life. more
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If You Give a Rake a Ruby (Jewels of the Ton)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Shana Galen
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (2013, Mar 5th).
Pages: 352
Praise for When You Give a Duke a Diamond: "A humorous yet touching love story—with original characters who delight and enough sizzle to add heart to a delicious read."—RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 Stars Her Mysterious Past is the Best Revenge... Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. She's adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she plans to keep it that way. Only He Can Offer Her a Dazzling Future... Warrick Fitzhugh will do anything to protect his compatriots in the Foreign Office, including seduce Fallon, who he thinks can lead him to the deadliest crime lord in London. He knows he's putting his life on the line... To Warrick's shock, Fallon is not who he thinks she is, and the secrets she's keeping are exactly what makes her his heart's desire. more
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